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Auto service contract fraud. I have received at least two of these before. The attempts consist of a nice official-looking letter with the year, make, and model of a car I own, with the correct VIN number. It tries to scare me about an expired service contract (really, it expired ten years ago at least) and tells me that I might be responsible for "paying any repairs" which I've already been doing since I bought the car. I'm told I can still activate a service contract "before it's too late." I'm given the phone number and told I have to respond before the end of this current calendar month (i.e., in the next 2 weeks). The promised coverage is comprehensive, except there's no company at all. I've received something like three of these. The scam LOOKS VERY GOOD and OFFICIAL, and I'm sure many people will fall for it -- I'm sure many do fall for it, considering how long I've been receiving these in the mail. Isn't it illegal to do this through the mail? Can't we find out who is paying for the phone numbers and find the criminals that way?